Chapter 410. Granting to The Commissioners of Lincoln Park the right to erect a breakwater in the navigable waters of Lake Michigan, and transferring jurisdiction over certain navigable waters of Lake Michigan to The Commissioners of Lincoln Park
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CHAP. 410.— An Act Granting to The Commissioners of Lincoln Park the right to erect a breakwater in the navigable waters of Lake Michigan, and transferring jurisdiction over certain navigable waters of Lake Michigan to The Commissioners of Lincoln Park. March 3, 1931.[[S. 5781](/us/bill/71/s/5781).][[Public, No. 797](/us/pl/71/797).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in consideration Lake Michigan.Jurisdiction over certain navigable waters of, granted Lincoln Park Commissioners.of the acceptance of this Act by The Commissioners of Lincoln Park, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, subject to all the provisions, conditions, requirements, and limitations hereof, consent, permission, and authority are hereby granted to said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park to exercise complete jurisdiction over the navigable waters of Lake Michigan which lie within the following-described boundaries:Description.
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the existing bulkhead along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, with the existing pier which is parallel to and north of Ohio Street extended and south of Ontario Street extended, thence easterly along said pier to a point in a line parallel to and three hundred and fifty feet easterly of said bulkhead along the Lake Shore Drive, thence northwesterly along said last-described line to a point in a curve of two hundred feet radius and tangent both to said last-described line and to a line three hundred and fifty feet southerly from the southerly side of and parallel to the shore arm extension breakwater extending into Lake Michigan from a point near the intersection of Oak Street and Lake Shore Drive, thence along said curve to a point in said line last described, thence easterly along said line to a point in a line at right angles with said shore arm extension breakwater at the eastern extremity thereof, thence northward along said last-described line to said shore arm extension breakwater, thence westward along said shore arm extension breakwater to the shore line.
The rights herein granted shall include the right to destroy the Right to destroy navigability of waters.navigability of the above-described waters altogether, and to perform any other acts which said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park would be entitled to perform if the above described waters were nonnavigable. Sec. 2. Said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park are also hereby Erection of breakwater.granted the right to erect an additional breakwater to connect the said shore arm extension breakwater near the intersection of Oak Street and Lake Shore Drive with the shore line.
Sec. 3. From and after the taking effect of this Act said The Commissioners Maintenance of shore arm extension breakwater.of Lincoln Park shall assume possession of the said shore arm extension breakwater near the intersection of Oak Street and Lake Shore Drive and shall thereafter be liable forever for its care and custody, and said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park shall maintain the said breakwater in good order and thorough effective condition for its purpose of the enclosure and protection of Chicago Harbor.
Sec. 4. Said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park shall signify its Acceptance by Commissioners.acceptance of this Act by written notice to the Secretary of War within sixty days after the passage of this Act, and this Act shall become effective immediately upon its acceptance by said The Commissioners of Lincoln Park. In the event of nonacceptance within sixty days this Act shall become null and void. Approved, March 3, 1931.